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Apple iPad Air
128 GBApple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 72 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is a bit better than iPad mini 2, getting a 77.9 score against 72. IPad Air is a heavier device than iPad mini 2, but both are equally thin. Both devices we are comparing have the same iOS 8.x OS. The iPad Air counts with a bit better CPU than iPad mini 2. Both have a 600 MHz graphics processing unit, the same RAM amount, a 64 bits CPU and 2 cores.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a little bit better screen than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1536 x 2048px resolution, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a quite greater display density. IPad mini 2 features a camera that is just as good as the Apple iPad Air one, both of them have the same video quality, a F2.4 diafragm aperture, the same video frame rate and a back-facing camera with a 5 megapixels.
IPad Air counts with a much better memory capacity for applications and games than iPad mini 2, because it has 112 GB more internal storage. The iPad Air counts with a very superior battery life than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
IPad Air not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest, making it easy to pick between these devices.
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